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# An ant crawls from one corner of a room to the diagonally

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An ant crawls from one corner of a room to the diagonally opposite corner along the shortest possible path. If the dimensions of the room are 3 x 3 x 3, what distance does the ant cover?

A. $$3\sqrt{2}+3$$

B. $$6\sqrt{2}$$

C. $$3*3^{\frac 13}$$

D. $$3\sqrt{5}$$

E. $$9$$
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An ant crawls from one corner of a room to the diagonally opposite corner along the shortest possible path. If the dimensions of the room are 3 x 3 x 3, what distance does the ant cover?

A. $$3\sqrt{2}+3$$

B. $$6\sqrt{2}$$

C. $$3*3^{\frac 13}$$

D. $$3\sqrt{5}$$

E. $$9$$

This is a Physics question LOL

Anyway, for any dimension of a room that has dimensions a, b and c, the length of the shortest path is:

minimum among (1) square root[(a+b)^2 + c^2] (2) square root[(b+c)^2 + a^2] (3) square root](a+c)^2 + b^2\

Since we have dimensions 3, 3 and 3 we can try any of the three:

square root [(3+3)^2 + 3^2]= square root [6^2 + 9] = square root [36 +9] = square root [45] = square root [9*5] = 3 square root 5

Now how about some kudos, yes?
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13 Jun 2012, 06:51
gmatsaga wrote:
An ant crawls from one corner of a room to the diagonally opposite corner along the shortest possible path. If the dimensions of the room are 3 x 3 x 3, what distance does the ant cover?

A. $$3\sqrt{2}+3$$

B. $$6\sqrt{2}$$

C. $$3*3^{\frac 13}$$

D. $$3\sqrt{5}$$

E. $$9$$

This is a Physics question LOL

Anyway, for any dimension of a room that has dimensions a, b and c, the length of the shortest path is:

minimum among (1) square root[(a+b)^2 + c^2] (2) square root[(b+c)^2 + a^2] (3) square root](a+c)^2 + b^2\

Since we have dimensions 3, 3 and 3 we can try any of the three:

square root [(3+3)^2 + 3^2]= square root [6^2 + 9] = square root [36 +9] = square root [45] = square root [9*5] = 3 square root 5

Now how about some kudos, yes?

You are good at googling..!
This indeed is a physics problem, but many variants of this problem are asked in various competitive exams.
If one can do this, then similar concept can be extended to squares, rectangles or even cylinders.

Anyways, it is good problem

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13 Jun 2012, 07:08
gmatsaga wrote:
An ant crawls from one corner of a room to the diagonally opposite corner along the shortest possible path. If the dimensions of the room are 3 x 3 x 3, what distance does the ant cover?

A. $$3\sqrt{2}+3$$

B. $$6\sqrt{2}$$

C. $$3*3^{\frac 13}$$

D. $$3\sqrt{5}$$

E. $$9$$

This is a Physics question LOL

Anyway, for any dimension of a room that has dimensions a, b and c, the length of the shortest path is:

minimum among (1) square root[(a+b)^2 + c^2] (2) square root[(b+c)^2 + a^2] (3) square root](a+c)^2 + b^2\

Since we have dimensions 3, 3 and 3 we can try any of the three:

square root [(3+3)^2 + 3^2]= square root [6^2 + 9] = square root [36 +9] = square root [45] = square root [9*5] = 3 square root 5

Now how about some kudos, yes?

You are good at googling..!
This indeed is a physics problem, but many variants of this problem are asked in various competitive exams.
If one can do this, then similar concept can be extended to squares, rectangles or even cylinders.

Anyways, it is good problem

Regards,

Hehe is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Anyway, this is the first time I encountered such type of question. I can only remember the greatest distance (deluxe Pythagorean theorem). If my memory serves me right we could also use Calculus here. Does the topic multi-variable Calculus ring any bell?
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Hehe is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Anyway, this is the first time I encountered such type of question. I can only remember the greatest distance (deluxe Pythagorean theorem). If my memory serves me right we could also use Calculus here. Does the topic multi-variable Calculus ring any bell?

Hi gmatsaga,

The concept of this question is to open up the surfaces and consider two adjacent surfaces as a plane. (Check the diagram below)
Thus, using the classical Pythagoras concept, the hypotenuse (or the shortest distance between two points) would be calculated as:
$$\sqrt{(3+3)^2+3^2} = 3\sqrt{5}$$

well talking about calculus, I would only say out of scope!

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Hehe is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Anyway, this is the first time I encountered such type of question. I can only remember the greatest distance (deluxe Pythagorean theorem). If my memory serves me right we could also use Calculus here. Does the topic multi-variable Calculus ring any bell?

Hi gmatsaga,

The concept of this question is to open up the surfaces and consider two adjacent surfaces as a plane. (Check the diagram below)
Thus, using the classical Pythagoras concept, the hypotenuse (or the shortest distance between two points) would be calculated as:
$$\sqrt{(3+3)^2+3^2} = 3\sqrt{5}$$

well talking about calculus, I would only say out of scope!

Regards,

Did I tell you you're good?

AMAZING!!!!!
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13 Jun 2012, 19:15
Thanks for the magical explanation cj ...you deserve some kudos for this!

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Thanks for the magical explanation cj ...you deserve some kudos for this!

gmatsaga wrote:
Did I tell you you're good?
AMAZING!!!!!

Thanks

I appreciate the appreciation.

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